Paveway series guided bombs

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guided bomb family laser-guided munition precision-guided munition

Paveway series guided bombs are laser-guided precision munitions designed to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of conventional unguided bombs against ground targets.

Aliases (15)

GBU-12 Paveway II ×1
GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs ×1
GBU-16 Paveway II ×1
GBU-24 Paveway III ×1
GBU-27 Paveway III ×1
GBU-28 Paveway III ×1
GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II ×1
GBU-58 Paveway II ×1
Paveway I ×1
Paveway II ×1
Paveway III ×1
Paveway IV ×1
Paveway IV (GBU-49/GBU-50 family) ×1
Paveway guided bombs ×1
Paveway laser-guided bombs ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	guided bomb family → laser-guided munition → precision-guided munition →
category	air-dropped bomb →
compatibleWith	BLU-109 bomb → Mk 82 bomb → Mk 83 bomb → Mk 84 bomb →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
designedTo	improve accuracy of unguided bombs → increase effectiveness of conventional bombs → reduce circular error probable →
developedBy	Texas Instruments →
exportedTo	Israel → Saudi Arabia → United Kingdom → multiple NATO countries →
feature	high accuracy compared to unguided bombs → modular guidance kit attached to standard bomb bodies →
firstCombatUse	Vietnam War →
firstIntroduced	late 1960s →
guidanceKitComponents	airfoil group → control fins → guidance computer → seeker head →
guidanceType	semi-active laser guidance →
includesVariant	GBU-10 Paveway II → GBU-12 Paveway II → GBU-16 Paveway II → GBU-24 Paveway III → GBU-27 Paveway III → GBU-28 Paveway III → Paveway I → Paveway II → Paveway III → Paveway IV → Paveway IV (GBU-49/GBU-50 family) →
laterProducedBy	Raytheon →
launchedFrom	attack aircraft → fighter aircraft → fixed-wing aircraft →
primaryRole	air-to-ground attack →
requires	laser designator →
targetIlluminationBy	airborne laser designator → ground-based laser designator →
usedBy	United States Air Force → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
usedFor	precision strike against ground targets →
usedInConflict	Afghanistan War (post-2001) → Gulf War → Iraq War →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Paveway series guided bombs ("Paveway I") → Paveway series guided bombs ("Paveway II") → Paveway series guided bombs ("Paveway III") → Paveway series guided bombs ("Paveway IV") → Paveway series guided bombs ("GBU-24 Paveway III") → Paveway series guided bombs ("GBU-27 Paveway III") → Paveway series guided bombs ("GBU-28 Paveway III") → Paveway series guided bombs ("Paveway IV (GBU-49/GBU-50 family)") →	includesVariant
Mk 82 bomb ("GBU-12 Paveway II") → Mk 82 bomb ("GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II") → Mk 82 bomb ("GBU-58 Paveway II") →	usedAsWarheadFor
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper ("GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bombs") →	armament
Mk 83 bomb ("GBU-16 Paveway II") →	canServeAsWarheadFor
Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2 →	hasWeaponsCompatibility
CAPTOR radar ("Paveway guided bombs") →	supportsWeapon
Typhoon FGR4 →	weaponCapability
Panavia Tornado GR4 ("Paveway laser-guided bombs") →	weaponSystem